Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Piney Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piney Bluff and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Piney Bluff

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Piney Bluff:
  • 31.019677, -81.538156
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Piney Bluff

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Since Piney Bluff is near Glynn County and also Brantley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glynn County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brantley County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Piney Bluff

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piney Bluff ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Billyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Billyville is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billyville
• Cabin Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cabin Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Bluff
• Ceylon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ceylon is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
• Deerwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Deerwood is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Dover Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dover Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Bluff
• Fancy Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
• Forestview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestview is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestview
• Grover View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Grover View is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover View
• Harrietts Bluff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Harrietts Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietts Bluff
• Hickory Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
• High Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • High Point is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Hogan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hogan is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
• Red Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Red Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
• Spring Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff

How Far From Piney Bluff to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Piney Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Piney Bluff and extending to:

• Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Piney Bluff to Woodbine, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'